MAB wrote:
> Why is it that lately my CC cookies kinda bite? I always remember that
> the
> best CC cookies I've ever had/made baked flat, or they spread out(as
> opposed to up)
> as they baked and were buttery rich. These seemed a little too white
> as well.
>
> The ones I've made recently were from the recipe on the back of either
> the
> Nestles or Hershey's CC package. The first batch was too "cake like'
> and
> rose up, so the second time I made them I killed the leavening but the
> result was the same.
>
> What gives? Why is it I remember the BEST CC cookies I've ever had
> spread out thin as they baked and were super rich, not cake like.
>
> Do I need to add more butter, brown sugar? Recipe anyone?

I remember Martha Stewart saying her daughter's favorites were her
recipe - it's at her website - but to me, they looked awful - flat as a
pancake, with bumps where the chips were, and slightly more brown
around the edges. Ick. I'm a more puffy choc. chip cookie person -
but I use real butter.

N.